Wire-clamp.



y r1.1. ROGGENKAMP.

WIRE CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED Amma, 1916.

1 ,26 5,81 7' Patented `May 14, 1918.

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Application tiled August 16, 1916.

To all Ltr/0m t may concern Be it known that ji-lnns J. ROGGENKAMP, a citizen of the Unit-ed States, residingv at lliresteel, in the county orn Dewey, State ot South Balrota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in lVire-Clamps; and l do hereby declare the following` to be a inll, clear, and exact description oi' the invention, such as will enable Aothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The. present invention is directed to improvements in cla-inps for 'use in connection with wire stretchers.

The invent-ion has for its object to provide a device oi this character constructed in snc-h a manner that the wire when engaged between the jaws of the device will be iirmly clamped 'when strain is applied to the device.

A further object of the invention is to provide a. device oi this character constructed in such a manner that the wire when engaged between the jaws will he irmly clamped and held against lateral movement relative to the jaws.

vfilith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel 'features of construction, formation, and arrangement of `aarts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanyine' drawing' in which Figure l is a perspective view of the device in its inoperative position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the device in use.

Fig 3 is an end View.

The device consists of a pair of handles l and 2, disposed in crosswise relation and piif'otally connected by the pin 3. rihe handles are bent outwardly and have their inner ends provided with eyes s having engaged therewith one of the ends oit the chain se tions 5, the adjacent ends of which are connected by a ringh G to which is connected a hook 'r'. rlhe hook 7 can be attached to any conventional torni ot' wire stretcher, or to any other suitable tool, as desired.

Speceaton of Letters Patent.

Patented May le, iii.

Serial No. 115,304.

The forward end ci the handle 2 terminates in oppositely directed lateral jaws S, the outer ends ot' which are provided with right angle lips 9. rhc handle Q terminates at its outer end in oppositely directed lateral jaws l0 which are adapted to coact with the jaws 8 to clamp the wire upon either side of the handles l and 2. The confronting faces ot the jaws 8 and l0 are serrated as at ll so as to lirmly grip the wire when the jaws are in their clamped position.

lt is obvious that when strain is applied so as to draw the handles l and 2 toward each other the jaws will firmly clamp the wire. By providing,- the lips 9 the wire will be prevented from moving laterally in one direction, while the handles of course will prevent the wire from lateral movement in an opposite direction.

The coil spring l2 is provided, and has its ends connected to the rear ends of the handles l and 2, said spring serving to hold the jaws in yielding eng-agement so that the wire can be initially clamped therebetween.

it will be further noted that by providing` the lat-eral jaws S and 1G that the wire can be gripped upon either side of the handles l and 2.

l.What is claimed is A device of the class described, comprising` a pair of pivotally connected handles adjacent ends ot' each of which terminates in a pair oir' transversely disposed aws of relaw tively narrow width and having their planes disposed at right angles to those ot' said handles, the inner adjacent faces oit said jaws being serrated nd one pair of said jaws having` angular lips formed upon the outer ends thereof and ot the same width as said jaws and adapted to overlap the end of the adjacent jaw of the other pair when said j aws are in their operative positions.

ln testimoniwhereof l atlix inv s'Onature, in the presence of two witnesses.

HANS J. ROGGENKAMP. lWitnesses AUGUs'riN BmsroL, Farin G. Cenni'.

Uopes of this patent may be obtained for :Five cents each, by addressing the Gommssoner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

